Quentin Tarantino receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre.

"Wow, I guess I must have become a big shot," he told the crowd, recalling the first few times he had walked the stretch of sidewalk that would bear his star.

"The line went all the way down the block and at one point, as I stood in that line, I stood right here."

Samuel L Jackson, who was celebrating his 67th birthday, introduced the director, recalling how they both used to walk the boulevard and marvel at the immortal stars honoured there.

"Knowing what kind of cinephile he is, the reverence he holds for these names, I was very, very proud the day I got my star and I know what it means to him, cause of what he thinks and how he reveres this business and the art of filmmaking," Jackson told the crowd.

"There aren't a lot of people in this business who still look at filmmaking the way Quentin does and the purity of what it is and what it should be."